Listings for 3 PM

BBC News Channel
15:0016:00 (1 hr)

BBC News

Twenty-four hours a day, the latest national and international stories as they break.
News and Current Affairs
(widescreen)
teletext
BBC One South East
15:0015:05 (5 min)

BBC News

The latest national and international news stories from the BBC News team, followed by Weather.
News and Current Affairs
(widescreen)
teletext
BBC Radio 4 (FM Service)
15:0015:30 (30 min)

Home Planet

Richard Daniel and the team discuss listeners' questions about the environment and the natural world.
BBC Two South East
15:0015:45 (45 min)

Murder, She Wrote

The Trouble with Seth

Drama series about sleuthing crime writer Jessica Fletcher. Jessica's friend is missing and, with bloodstained evidence of a body being dragged through a window, this can only mean another murder in Cabot Cove.
Drama
  • Angela Lansbury (actor)
  • William Windom (actor)
  • Ron Masak (actor)
  • Ben Masters (actor)
  • Kim Johnston Urich (actor)
  • Ann Hearn (actor)
(widescreen)
teletext
BBC World Service
15:0015:06 (6 min)

BBC News

The latest news updates from around the world.
CBBC
15:0015:10 (10 min)

Uncle Max

Goes to the Supermarket

Children's comedy series. Max and Luke take Luke's baby sister to the supermarket. Things are going well until the baby spies a blue teddy at the top of an enormous display of red ones, but it's the blue one or nothing. The only trouble is another child has seen the teddy too and rivalry breaks out between Uncle Max and the child's leather-jacketed dad. Uncle Max and the father begin an obstacle race around the aisles, but who will finally get blue teddy to the checkout?
Children
  • David Schneider (actor)
  • Jonathan Hanly (actor)
(widescreen)
teletext
CBeebies
15:0015:15 (15 min)

The Roly Mo Show

Too Cold

Series for pre-school children. Roly, Little Bo, Yugo and Migo all have their own best things but there are some things that they can share too. Little Bo visits her uncle, Roly Mo, in Fimble Valley every day and there's always something exciting to do during a visit, especially when Yugo and Migo are close at hand.
Children
(widescreen)
teletext
Fiver
15:0016:00 (1 hr)

The Gadget Show

Consumer technology show presented by Jason Bradbury, Suzi Perry, Dallas Campbell and Jon Bentley. The gang puts a range of outdoor technology to the test, including walkie talkies, thermal underwear and radios. Jon tracks down the best broadband deals available and Suzi lists her top five razors.
Entertainment
ITV1 Meridian
15:0016:00 (1 hr)

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

Alan Titchmarsh presents the daily chat show that celebrates the very best of British, featuring celebrity guests, unsung heroes, and discussions on the hot topics of the day.
Talk show
(widescreen)
ITV3
15:0016:05 (1 hr, 5 min)

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Greek Interpreter

Holmes's older brother, Mycroft, needs help solving the mystery of a young Greek taken in a carriage to interpret for a man kept prisoner and refusing to sign an important document.
Drama
  • Jeremy Brett (actor)
  • David Burke (actor)
  • Charles Gray (actor)
  • George Costigan (actor)
  • Alkis Kritikos (actor)
  • Anton Alexander (actor)
teletext
ITV4
15:0016:00 (1 hr)

The Prisoner

A Change of Mind

Cult 60s series. Number Six is ordered to undergo 'instant social treatment', but the treatment is not actually administered - Number Six is only tricked into thinking he has had it.
Drama
  • Patrick McGoohan (actor)
  • Angela Browne (actor)
  • Kathleen Breck (actor)
  • Peter Swanwick (actor)
  • John Sharpe (actor)
  • George Pravda (actor)
more4
15:0016:00 (1 hr)

A Place in the Sun: Home or Away

English Riviera vs La Rochelle

Series in which property experts Jonnie Irwin and Jasmine Harman help people trying to decide whether to buy in the UK or abroad. Yorkshire cafe owners Julie and David want to set themselves up as hoteliers with savings of 500,000 pounds, but cannot choose between the area around Torquay or the French town of La Rochelle.
Interests
teletext
Sky Three
15:0015:30 (30 min)

Luton Airport

A behind-the-scenes look at Luton Airport, the gateway for more than eight million passengers each year. Heavy snow takes staff by surprise, and a shipment of polo ponies needs special care.
Documentary
(widescreen)
teletext
BBC One South East
15:0515:25 (20 min)

Mister Maker

Arts and crafts programme. Mister Maker shows how to paint a prickly picture, creates spongy cards using kitchen sponges and builds a brilliant bowl dinosaur using newspaper and an old plastic bowl. Guess the answer to the shape puzzle and watch 'The Mister Maker Kids' build a circus tent.
Children
  • Helen Scott (director)
(widescreen)
teletext
five
15:0515:10 (5 min)

Zoo Days

Highlights of the series that goes behind the scenes at Colchester and Chester Zoos.
Documentary
teletext
BBC World Service
15:0615:30 (24 min)

World Briefing

BBC reporters and correspondents bring you up-to-date with the latest news from around the world.
CBBC
15:1015:25 (15 min)

Eliot Kid

Igor

Children's animation featuring Eliot, the little kid with the mind-boggling imagination that turns the most commonplace situations into Hollywood action-adventure blockbusters. Eliot is worried. His sister Suzie has fallen in love with a young guitar player, and he's sure the guitar's diabolic melodies bewitched her. Eliot and his friends must do everything possible to stop him from performing in concert at the school talent show, and bewitching the entire city.
Children
(widescreen)
teletext
five
15:1017:00 (1 hr, 50 min)

Love's Unfolding Dream

Drama set at the turn of the 20th century in which a young woman pursues her dream of a career in medicine. When she nurses a socialite back to health, the wealthy woman offers to pay her costs at medical school. But with the arrival of a handsome stranger in town, the would-be doctor is torn between following her ambitions and following her heart.
Film
  • Scout Taylor-Compton (actor)
  • Nancy Lineham Charles (actor)
  • Patrick Levis (actor)
  • Erin Cottrell (actor)
  • Richard Herd (actor)
  • Harvey Frost (director)
teletext
CBeebies
15:1515:30 (15 min)

The Story Makers

Football

When midnight strikes in the children's library, it is time for the Story Makers to come out and make new stories. Jackson suffers from football fever.
Children
(widescreen)
teletext
CITV
15:1515:30 (15 min)

Bookaboo

Amanda Holden - That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown

As Bookaboo is getting ready to go on stage, he suddenly realises that he cannot perform. But Amanda Holden pops in with the Bookabag and 'That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown' (by Cressida Cowell and Neal Layton). Will she be able to put the stars back in Bookaboo's eyes?
Children
(widescreen)
teletext
Dave
15:2016:00 (40 min)

A Question of Sport

Sue Barker hosts the sports quiz, with team captains Ally McCoist and Matt Dawson. Alongside Ally is Wales's Grand Slam winning coach Mike Ruddock and Britain's most successful woman golfer Laura Davies. Joining Matt is former snooker world champion Dennis Taylor and Britain's greatest ever Olympian, Steve Redgrave.
Game show
teletext
BBC One South East
15:2515:40 (15 min)

ChuckleVision

Driving Ambition

Children's entertainment with the Chuckle Brothers. Paul and Barry go head-to-head with No Slacking in a golf driving competition, but can they compete with his cheating?
Children
  • Barry Elliott (actor)
  • Paul Elliott (actor)
  • Jimmy Patton (actor)
(widescreen)
teletext
CBBC
15:2515:40 (15 min)

Arthur

Prunella Packs it In

Animation following the adventures of a young aardvark and his friends. Prunella gets worried about college, even though she's still only in elementary school. She piles on extra activities to make her seem 'more appealing'. Will she crack under the heavy load, or learn to relax and focus on the things she enjoys?
Children
(widescreen)
teletext
Channel 4
15:2516:15 (50 min)

Countdown

Jeff Stelling and Rachel Riley host the show in which contestants race against the clock to pit their wits against vowels, consonants and numbers. With Dictionary Corner guest Brian Capron.
Game show
teletext
BBC Parliament
15:3017:30 (2 hr)

Live House of Commons

Live coverage of the day's proceedings in the House of Commons.
Current affairs
(widescreen)
teletext
BBC Radio 4 (FM Service)
15:3015:45 (15 min)

Actors' Words

Actors read self-penned stories. 1/3. Le Rayon Vert, by Tim Pigott-Smith. On a blazing hot day in Biarritz, the narrator waits for the famous light effect in the evening sky.
BBC World Service
15:3016:00 (30 min)

The Strand

Your daily journey into global arts, culture and entertainment with Harriet Gilbert and Mark Coles.
CBeebies
15:3015:45 (15 min)

Clifford's Puppy Days

Sock It To Me

Animated story of Clifford the Big Red Dog before he got so big. Daffodil feels left out when Emily and Clifford play together.
Children
(widescreen)
teletext
CITV
15:3016:00 (30 min)

Supernormal

Very Mad Cows/Mr Bad Waits for No Man

Two episodes. Eric and the Superchums must save Crumptonville from a herd of intelligent cows! Eric and the Superchums have to save Crumptonville when Mr Bad tears a hole in time.
Children
  • Miguel Martinez-Joffre (director)
(widescreen)
teletext
E4
15:3016:25 (55 min)

Gilmore Girls

Happy Birthday, Baby

Drama series about a young single mother and her teenage daughter living in a small New England town. Rory announces her decision to attend Yale. Lorelai deals with the rebuilding of the fire-damaged inn.
Drama
  • Lauren Graham (actor)
  • Alexis Bledel (actor)
  • Kelly Bishop (actor)
  • Edward Herrmann (actor)
  • Melissa McCarthy (actor)
teletext
Sky Three
15:3016:00 (30 min)

Grimebusters

Pest controller Pete wages war on rats at a fishing lake in Dagenham. Dino and his team clear scrub land while keeping an eye out for murder weapons. Restaurant inspector Andy gets checks out a rodent in a local Indian restaurant. Steve and Vicki police the drinking ban in Nottingham city centre.
Documentary
(widescreen)
teletext
BBC One South East
15:4015:50 (10 min)

Pinky and Perky

Pretty in Pork

3D animated comedy series. Pinky and Perky are a pair of piglets who have just been given their big break in showbiz: their own live children's television show. Sir Percival's drop dead gorgeous niece, Penelope Saddleback, wants to be a TV presenter. Pinky and Perky fall over themselves to help her in order to win her affections but when Sir Percival gives Penelope their show they have to take drastic action to get it back!
Children
(widescreen)
teletext
CBBC
15:4016:00 (20 min)

Funky Fables

Merry Men at Work

Animation featuring audience participation. Well known folk stories and fairy tales are given a modern twist, with viewers able to become characters featured in the story by uploading a picture of their face through the CBBC website.
Children
(widescreen)
teletext
BBC Radio 4 (FM Service)
15:4516:00 (15 min)

Soundscape: The Lion Pride

Hugh Quarshie follows the lives of a fictional family of lions. 2/5: Beberu is chased out of his territory by two nomadic males which then kill the cubs and mate with the lionesses.
BBC Two South East
15:4516:30 (45 min)

Flog It!

Paul Martin and the team are in Crawley. Experts Charlie Ross and Mark Stacey give valuations. Paul learns about Britain's oldest licensed airport.
Interests
(widescreen)
teletext
CBeebies
15:4516:00 (15 min)

Boogie Beebies

Brave Prince - Tuesday

Children's music programme. There's a fairytale theme, so put on a storyteller hat and help Pete and the Boogie Bunch dance all the way to a happy ending.
Children
(widescreen)
teletext
BBC One South East
15:5016:05 (15 min)

The Story of Tracy Beaker

Two's a Crowd

Drama series about life in a children's home. There is trouble at the Dumping Ground when someone sets out to ruin the visitors' day, and Marco has a difficult decision to make.
Children
  • Jack Edwards (actor)
(widescreen)
teletext
ITV2
15:5016:00 (10 min)

Sugababes: The Hot Desk

Dave Berry, Emma Griffiths, Nicole Appleton and Mel Blatt track down some of the hottest bands around, and get some exclusive gossip from special celebrity guests. Today they chat to the Sugababes.
Entertainment
(widescreen)

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